Positive Characteristics of BPD

Many people with BPD possess a variety of these positive characteristics!

1. Highly intuitive and perceptive

2. Innate talent

3. Emotionally Intense

Sensitive and gifted with heightened perceptivity

4. Empathetic

Seem to possess an uncanny sensitivity to other people's subconscious mental content, thoughts, feelings, and even physical sensations

5. Talent in involving and influencing others

6. Cognitive Empathy

Ability to very quickly and easily pick up on the emotions of others without them giving off any clues

7. Can relate to almost anyone they encounter

8. Extremely passionate, loyal, and determined

9. They have a real passion for their work

10. when they love, they love hard

11. They try their best at everything

12. Very creative

13. Possess good self-awareness

14. Infectious excitement

15. Spontaneous

16. Compassionate and want to help others

17. Good at commitment

18. Very loyal

19. give great advice

20. Extremely resilient

21. Use their intense fear of abandonment in a good way

They use that fear of abandonment as motivation to work fiercely on themselves and in the long run, they may develop superior life/relationship skills than those of the average person

22. Use the love/hate propensity toward artistic endeavors

They end up creating some of the most hateful and lovable characters

23. Natural tendency to become great actors, therapists, artists, etc

24. risk-loving tendency to become daredevils, firefighters, magicians, etc

25. help mh professionals to better understand

They help them to better understand suicidal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

26. extremely sensitive

Being so sensitive gives them an advantage when pursuing artistic endeavors, like poetry, writing, painting, sculpture, etc

27. loyal

28. Very empathetic

29. very creative

30. they are relentless

31. very adaptable

32. ability to constantly rebuild their sellf-image

Doing so helps them to suit whatever role is necessary at that time

33. passionate

34. Spontaneous

35. Curious

36. Intense

37. Insightful

38. A willingness to please

39. Creative thinkers and problem-solvers

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